12dz Chapter 139 The front edge
Chapter 139 The front edge
Chapter 139: Front
The palace servants carried the sedan chair away, and the eldest princess's shrill cries echoed along the palace road. She cried out "I wish you a miserable death" one after another, making her scream like a madman, and the palace servants who passed by frequently looked over at them.
Ye Wenyan did nothing. Even when the eldest princess cursed their family with such vicious words, she did nothing.
Because she knew that this matter had a background, and she didn't know the details of this background, and the original owner didn't know it either, but it seemed that Mu and Ye Qingmei knew it.
But Mu obviously didn't want to talk, and just followed the maid of Changxin Palace step by step. She gently pulled Ye Qingmei's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Sister, what is the relationship between the eldest princess and our family? What did father do to her?" Ye Qingmei sighed, "Yan'er, you are still young, and there are some things that your family hasn't told you. Of course, I'm not much older than you, and the reason I know a little bit is that I heard it inadvertently when I was a child. Because I heard it, I was curious, so I pestered my mother to tell it a few times. Speaking of which, our eldest princess of Northern Qi has not participated in the palace banquet for many years, but I don't know why she will enter the palace on New Year's Eve this year."
Ye Wenyan flipped through the original owner's memory. Indeed, in every memory of the royal palace banquet, there was no such princess. In fact, the original owner only knew that there were three princesses in the royal family, and the oldest princess was over 30 years old this year. He knew nothing about the others.
The original owner was a very casual person, and too naive. In her short life, she never thought much about anything. The eldest princess of the royal family was much older than her, and she had reached the age of marriage before she was born, so the two had no intersection at all.
In fact, it was not just the original owner, but all the girls of this generation were more than ten years younger than the eldest princess, so few of them knew about the events of the past. Even if they knew something, they chose to remain silent like Ye Qingmei.
After all, she was a princess who was not favored by the previous emperor. Even the royal family deliberately tried to forget her. Who would be willing to remember her?
Ye Qingmei continued, "In fact, I have only seen the eldest princess once. I saw her from afar when I followed my mother into the palace two years ago. But just that one time, I will remember her for the rest of my life. Because she was wearing mourning clothes, she still wore mourning clothes when there was no funeral in the royal family, so when I saw her today, I immediately knew who she was."
"From my impression, the relationship between the eldest princess and the late emperor was not very good." Ye Wenyan pondered and said, "I only have that little impression. One time, I followed my grandfather into the palace. My grandfather was talking to the late emperor in the Palace of Immortals, and I was waiting outside. When we arrived, the late emperor had just lost his temper. A young eunuch outside said that it was because the eldest princess had come, and that every time the eldest princess came, she would make the emperor angry."
Ye Qingmei nodded, "Yes, she hated the late emperor because he sent her to the Qiuhu Kingdom to marry when she was sixteen. It is said that the princess made a scene in the palace that year and refused to go, and was finally tied to the sedan chair. A few years later, the Qiuhu Kingdom was destroyed by the Northern Qi Dynasty. The king, the princess' husband, died in the battle, and the princess was taken back by the Northern Qi Dynasty. When she was taken back, she was pregnant and had a very good relationship with her husband who she refused to marry. She was heartbroken because of this, and she had a big fight with the late emperor, and she lost the child."
Ye Qingmei spoke sadly. Even though the eldest princess had just cursed their family viciously, she still felt sad for the princess.
Her story was heard by Madam Mu, and the people walking in front slowed down their pace until they were caught up by their two daughters. Madam Mu then sighed and took the initiative to tell Ye Wenyan: "The battle against Qiuhu Kingdom was fought by your father."
So that’s it!
Ye Wenyan turned around to look in the direction the princess had left, but the sedan chair was no longer in sight, and the sound of the curse could no longer be heard.
But the sadness was still there, as if the princess had left her emotions on this palace road, imprisoned by a circle, unable to get out no matter how they walked. She was not feeling well either, and Ye Qingmei's narration was like a series of long-lost pictures, forcibly spread out in front of her.
She saw a sixteen-year-old girl being tied to a sedan chair, carried out of the palace, and then carried out of her own country.
We also saw that the girl went from initial resistance to gradually falling in love with the king.
At the end of the scene, there were battles and corpses everywhere. The eldest princess was taken back to her homeland by the Northern Qi army, and she pointed at the emperor's nose and asked loudly: Why did you let me marry him and then kill him?
Mu couldn't stop talking. She told her two daughters: "The reason why the eldest princess calls herself "Ben Gong" is not because she is the eldest princess of Northern Qi. Princesses of Northern Qi would not call themselves "Ben Gong". The reason why she used those two words is because she always remembers that she is the queen of Qiuhu State and her husband is the ruler of Qiuhu State.
The eldest princess always said that the ghosts of the Ye family lingered and always appeared in front of her, causing trouble for her. She had cried in front of the late emperor several times before, saying that as long as she closed her eyes, she could see the Ye family trying to kill her. She hoped that the late emperor would punish the Ye family, but the late emperor never listened to her.
How could they possibly deal with the Ye family? It was normal for a general to defend his country and for a man to fight the enemy. Moreover, if the Qiuhu Kingdom had not been aggressive and constantly invading all year round, the Northern Qi would not have started another war after losing a princess.
The Ye family is a family of military generals and was the late emperor's reliance. So after so many years, even if the eldest princess hates the Ye family and your father, she can't do anything to us.
When your father passed away, the Princess's mansion was filled with firecrackers for three days and three nights, red paper was scattered all over the ground, and wedding candies were given to children on the street. She treated it as a happy event, and all the funerals of the Ye family were her joys.
We don't care about it, we just think of her as a poor person who has gone mad."
Mu stopped talking, unwilling to continue. But Nanny Ji, who had been silent, added: "Actually, after returning from Qiuhu Country, the princess married again. Unfortunately, it didn't last long. Less than three years later, the consort died..."
The Fenghuang Yufei Palace was the banquet hall that the previous emperor liked to use, because it was close to the Yanhua Palace and was located on a higher ground. To enter the hall for a banquet, one had to climb more than forty steps.
Sitting in the main seat of this hall, you can just see the Yanhua Palace on Yanhua Mountain through the hall door.
The late emperor thought that this was the only place closest to the emperor, and he even thought about moving the inner affairs hall here. However, this place was a bit remote and close to the harem, which made it inconvenient for court officials to travel, so he gave up.
But he still held every palace banquet here, just to be able to see the lit candles in Yanhua Palace a few more times.
Quan Qingcheng also had the same idea. He also liked it here, and he felt that he was much happier than his former father.
Because of his relationship with Ye Wenyan, he and the Emperor became closer, and he was considered to be well-known in front of the Emperor. At least, the number of times he saw the Emperor these days was more than the number of times his father had seen the Emperor in his entire life.
This made him feel very proud!
The hall was almost full. Quan Qingcheng was sitting behind the main seat and could see what was going on in the hall through the curtain.
He asked Wu Fei: "Should I be the last to appear? I remember that at the palace banquets in the past, my father always waited until everyone was present before appearing. I should follow his example, right?"
Wu Fei shook his head, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that's not possible. The last person to appear this year is the Emperor's uncle, the Regent."
"Why?" Quan Qingcheng was angry. "He is only the regent, not the emperor. I have never heard that the regent would show superiority over me, the emperor, at a palace banquet. Where did you hear this rule? Is it recorded in the classics?"
Wu Fei still shook his head. "There is no record of this, and I have never heard of the Regent wanting to suppress the Emperor in terms of form. But this is what the Regent just sent someone to convey, so I will relay it to the Emperor. It depends on how the Emperor decides."
Quan Qingcheng was silent. Ever since he took the throne, the most thing he did every day was to persuade himself to think calmly.
For example, in this case, he must not be impulsive, because impulsiveness can easily lead to bad things and make people laugh at him. If he and the regent quarreled over this matter, it would be a loss of face for the royal family.
After a while, Quan Qingcheng took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, I'll let him do it. He is the emperor's uncle and I am young! When I can rule the country myself, I will never let him ride on my head again."
When Ye Wenyan and his companions arrived, almost all the guests attending the banquet were already seated in the Fenghuang Yufei Palace.
She saw Jiang Wanting waving at her, so she followed her mother and older sister over.
At the palace banquet, men and women sat separately, men on the left and women on the right. Each family had their own table, and the palace servants would lead them to their seats. Of course, if someone familiar wanted to sit together, the palace servants would not interfere.
At this moment, Ye Chulian had been sitting with Jiang Wanting and Madam Jiang, but she was timid and shrank back with her head down, not daring to even look at this magnificent hall.
She wondered why Ye Chulian didn't sit with the old lady. The Ye family should have their own table.
At this time, Madam Jiang pointed in a direction. Several people looked in the direction and saw Madam Ye and several old ladies in luxurious clothes sitting at a table, eating snacks and chatting.
Madam Jiang said, "Your old lady is really amazing. She made a scene outside and finally calmed it down. But once she entered the banquet hall and saw people she knew, she immediately called her friends over. As a result, she packed your Ye family's table so full that even the fifth young lady had no place to sit."
Jiang Wanting said, "Will she want to take those old ladies to fill the entire venue? It's OK for Wen Yan and the others to sit next to us, but it's one thing to come and sit here on your own initiative, and it's another to be squeezed in by these old ladies. Wen Yan, why don't we go and get the seat back! Your old lady is shameless, but other old ladies may still have some dignity."
After saying this, a round-faced girl squeezed over and raised her hand: "Take me!"